RoAne's Rules: How to Make the Right Impression: Working the Room, or One-on-One,What to Say and How to Say It [Abridged, Audiobook, CD, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Susan RoAne (Author, Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 5, 2003

Some Things Are Just Better Heard Than Read.

That’s why Susan Roane is one of the superstars of the audio industry, and why more than 50,000 people chose to buy the audiobook of her bestseller, How to Work a Room. Knowing what to say is important. Hearing how to say it can make all the difference.

With Roane’s Rules Susan has taken it to the next level and created an original audiobook that explains how to handle yourself in those sticky situations that we all know too well:

• You’re making introductions and forget the names
• Your boss invites you to dinner or comes to your house
• You want to join a conversation but don’t know anyone
• You receive an unwanted compliment or a surprise gift
• There’s an awkward pause in the conversation
• Someone jokes about you or puts you on the spot
• You have to give a speech or make a toast

Whether it’s at the office, on a date, in an interview, or any other social or business situation, Roane’s Rules will provide everything you need to come up with the right thing to say, and the way to say it with style.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

RoAne (How to Work a Room; The Secrets of Savvy Networking) offers her practical advice on what to say, what to wear and how to behave if you're trying to get ahead at work. Her recommendations-dress appropriately for the occasion; be courteous; try to make personal connections-aren't momentous, but the delivery of her message is right on. RoAne is appealing and, although there's no audible audience on this recording, sounds like she's engaged in one-on-one conversation. When she talks about her all-important "grandparent" test (imagine how your favorite older relative would react to a conversation or behavior), it's easy to picture her smiling as she recalls her own grandmother. RoAne includes personal anecdotes, in addition to those of her clients. By showing she isn't perfect and has had to learn from her mistakes, listeners will probably be more willing to believe her suggestions. As strong as the advice is, however, it will be most useful to people who don't have much job experience, are re-entering the workforce or want to work on their communication skills. RoAne's tips-e.g., respond immediately when someone has done a significant favor for you; make a notation on the back of someone's business card to help you remember something about the person-are self-evident, but will be a boon to neophytes and businesspersons who struggle in social work environments.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Susan RoAne is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and the bestselling author of How To Work a Room and The Secrets of Savvy Networking. She has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Financial Times of London, Chicago Tribune, Entrepreneur, Newsweek, Working Mother, Cosmopolitan, and Maxim. She’s appeared on CNN, CNBC, NPR, Bloomberg Radio, CBC, and BBC. She lives outside San Francisco.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio; Unabridged edition (April 5, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559278501
• ISBN-13: 978-1559278508
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,122,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Susan RoAne leads a double life as a bestselling author and a sought-after keynote speaker Known as "The Mingling Maven'," she gives her multi-generational audiences the required tools, techniques and strategies they need to connect and communicate in today's global business world. Her practical, informative, and interactive presentations are known for what The San Francisco Chronicle calls her 'dynamite sense of humor.'
She received her Master's Degree from San Francisco State University and her Bachelors in English from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, where she was honored at 'Authors Come Home'. She still considers herself one of the Fighting Ilini! A former teacher, Susan now lectures for major corporations and conventions and at major universities such as Yale, Wharton, University of Chicago, University of Texas Law School and will return as guest faculty for the eighth time for NYU's Summer Publishing Institute.
Because of her groundbreaking best-seller, How to Work a Room', Susan is considered the undisputed and original networking and conversation expert. She has sold over a million books worldwide and has launched an industry that she continues to create and shape in the 21st Century. Her forthcoming book, Face To Face: How To Reclaim the Personal Touch in a Digital World will be published October, 2008, by Fireside Books.
An expert on connecting and communicating, Susan RoAne is often quoted in such diverse venues as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, CNN.com and Forbes.com.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars An updated Emily Post, February 16, 2007

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This review is from: RoAne's Rules: How to Make the Right Impression: Working the Room, or One-on-One,What to Say and How to Say It (Audio CD)

This is a good primer on how not to be rude in today's world where the lines have gotten blurred. Good in depth advice for how to approach people at a party (although the recommended openers are a bit stale), how not to put people off in phone conversations, appropriate business etiquette, dress, how to respond to rude people or criticism in a polite way without losing face, and all manner of etiquette. This is an expanded worldly version of what your mother taught you applied to most of every day life situations. A good refresher and something we should give all our kids upon graduating high-school or college; the only negative is that occsionally Ms. RoAne can sound a bit prissy.

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, November 14, 2010

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This audio CD is full of tips and information on business etiquette. From appropriate dress to networking, communication/conversation and business entertaining, Ms. RoAne gives us plenty of ways to increase our business savvy and enhance our networking efficiency so we can ensure our business reputation is impeccable. I got so much out of it I am listening to it a second time.

5.0 out of 5 stars Appropriate Behavior, May 8, 2007

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Never act inappropriately again. This book is full of tips on how to act, without being rude, in every situation.